Self-assembled molecular p/n junctions for applications in dye-sensitized solar energy conversion

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 845-852

  Farnum, Byron H ^a   Wee, Kyung Ryang ^b   Meyer, Thomas J ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84983628259     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2536     Document Type: Article

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